FLETCHER ESHBAUGH

Fletcher began his design career in 1995, after being accepted into one of the top Product Design programs in the country- the University of Cincinnati's D.A.A.P. program, ranking number two in the nation for product design.

Through the Cooperative Learning Program at the University of Cincinnati, (the oldest such program in the nation, established in 1909) he was able to walk away with over a year and a half of professional experience by the time he graduated in 2000. He was fortunate enough to have had internships at storied design consultancies Design Central in Columbus, Ohio, and ECCO Design in New York, New York, along with the first Cooperative Learning internship awarded to a University of Cincinnati student at New Balance in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Fletcher began his professional career in New York City soon after graduation, and was able to secure contract work at several high end fashion companies and design consultancies, which developed into a solid client base. This also afforded him even more real world experience designing and learning all aspects of the business from experts in fields of product, branding, and fashion design.

After a brief stint living and designing in London in 2007, he headed back to New York to resume the flourishing career he left stateside. Soon thereafter Fletcher decided to focus on establishing a proper consultancy, eventually creating his own design entity, "1TH" in 2008.

Nearly every place he has been a design consultant or full time designer he has been able to elevate the design aesthetic and thus the perception of the brand. All of this has translated into an increase in sales and future success for each brand he has worked with. Fletcher was instrumental in developing brands from the ground up such as Faryl Robin, and The Money Team, as well as provide design direction and stability to smaller brands such as White Tulip and Ashette in order for them to thrive and develop their position in the marketplace. He was also pivotal in designing and developing the Men's program at Coach from a $200M business in 2009 when he was brought onboard, to over $750M in sales by the time he left Coach in 2015.

Along the way he has worked with numerous startup companies helping build them from the ground up, as well as plenty of experience within design consultancies--and even a couple of full-time stints at large global corporations. He is part fashion, part product, and part graphic designer offering unique solutions with results based design.

Almost three years ago I was angry, tired, disenfranchised, sick, and quite frankly disgusted with who I had become. I entered myself into a treatment facility for drugs and alcohol and shortly thereafter embarked on a journey of self discovery, betterment, and positivity which continues to grow and evolve. Prior to this life changing event I had indulged myself to excess in every sense of the word, and many of life's pleasures became an everyday habit. Even worse though was that in my mind this was the only way to deal with the injustices I perceived had happened to me, and that everything that went awry in my life was some external force acting upon me. This was truly insidious thinking and it meant that many of the things I set out to accomplish were simply washed away from the shore everyday, like building a sand castle too close to the water line. Once I took responsibility for my life, decisions, and reclaimed responsibility for my future, things became crystal clear and this pendant is one of hopefully many designs I will be able to offer you in hope of inspiring, providing beauty, and perhaps making you think every once in a while.

This pendant can and does mean many things to me and can and will mean one or many things to you. To me it is a bold reminder that we can change ourselves, our surroundings, and the world if we want but we must start with a heuristic notion and build from there.

In the coming months I hope to incorporate donating a portion of my proceeds to some of the programs that helped me and touched me the most during my most desperate moment and time of need. I will keep you informed and look forward to seeing you again as new products are launched on the site.